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Front of ankle sore

  • 31-01-2007 3:40pm
    #1
    billyhead
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    Hi,

    I workout 6 days a week in the gym. The workouts mostly involve cycling (spin classes) and running on the treadmill with a some cross training thrown in for good measure i.e rowing machines, Step machine and cross trainer. I also run cross country and road races most weekends. Over the last week when I put any pressure on the lower front ankle of my leg on the right hand side its very sore. Does anyone know what could be causing this and what the solution is to get rid of the pain?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    SideshowBob
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    This sounds like a problem that I have as well, altho I'm not sure cos your description is a bit vague.
    The symptoms that I have are a "crushing" feeling at the front right hand side of my ankle (if it's my right leg we're talking about) if I make an acute angle between my leg and my foot. This might happen when I land after jumping, if I'm running up a stairs, etc. The pain is quite intense (about 4 out of 5 where 1 is minor pain and 5 is extreme pain) for a short period of time but generally it fades away quickly. The pain can be alleviated by extending my foot away from my leg.

    If that's what you have, then I'd suggest that you go to a physical or physiotherapist. I've been to both with it and they treated me the same. It's probably the muscle in the front of your lower leg to the outside of the shin bone (don't know its name) is tighter than normal. This puts pressure on the part of your ankle where that muscle is connected. There's plenty of ligaments and so on in there that get crushed or stretched too far when the muscle extends (if it's already tight) and this causes the pain. It needs to be loosened which is difficult to do by a direct stretch. One you could try is to stand on your good foot. place the sore foot slightly behind you and have your toes touching the ground. while keeping your toes stable and "stuck" to the ground, gently move your ankle forward until you feel pressure or pain in the affected area. Be careful not to over do it though.

    I'd def recommend having a professional look at it. Mine was complicated by tight calf muscles as well. And a professional will give you stretches that will help your own case, it may be different to mine.

    Hope that helps a bit


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